Results 1–20 of 148 for the regulatory reform fire safety order 2005

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in ensuring that (a) adequate fire safety arrangements and (b) appropriate fire drills, including evacuations, are carried out for (i) hospitals, (ii) schools, (iii) care homes and (iv) women's refuges.

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in ensuring that (a) adequate fire safety arrangements and (b) appropriate fire drills, including evacuations, are carried out for military bases in the UK.

Lord Mendelsohn: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 25 July (HL689), and in the light of the requirement under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 that "the responsible person must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks", whether they amended that Order to allow a person other than the responsible person to...

Marcus Jones: Time spent in temporary accommodation ensures no family is without a roof over their head. The Government is assisting areas to ensure that families spend no longer than 6 weeks in B&Bs, which includes protecting and maintaining the homelessness prevention funding at £315 million. We have also replaced Department of Work and Pension’s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with...

Chris Williamson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2017 to Question 3762, on public buildings: fire prevention, whether her Department collects information on the number of fire and rescue service officers deployed to inspect and audit buildings under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Diana R. Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspection and enforcement staff have been employed to audit premises under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in each Fire Safety Authority in England in each year since 2009-10.

Diana R. Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions each fire safety authority brought prosecutions against persons under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in each year since 2009-10.

Baroness Williams of Trafford: It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority to manage its prevention, protection and operational resources to address effectively risks within their communities. This includes determining which premises to audit to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Fire Safety Order. When carrying out an audit, including for short-term accommodation let through Airbnb or similar...

Lord Mendelsohn: Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 5 July (HL 50), what assessement they have made of the application and enforcement of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in relations to houses or flats provided as short–term accommodation to paying guests through platforms such as Airbnb; whether they have any plans to review or...

Alok Sharma: Holding answer received on 11 July 2017 Local authorities have strong powers to deal with poor quality, unsafe accommodation and we expect them to use those powers. Under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), local authorities can issue an Improvement Notice or a Hazard Awareness Notice if they find a defect in the property. Failure to comply with an Improvement...

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth: All homes should be of a reasonable standard and all tenants should have a safe place to live. Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, landlords have an obligation to ensure that they keep in repair the structure and exterior of any property they rent out. Local authorities have strong powers to deal with poor quality, unsafe accommodation and we expect them to use those powers. Under the...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark: Her Majesty's Government what action have they taken since the fire at Grenfell Tower to ensure that landlords who have obligations under Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 are meeting those obligations.

Alok Sharma: Holding answer received on 04 July 2017 My officials meet regularly with key representatives from local authorities, housing associations as well as other arms length organisations (such as tenant management organisations) with responsibilities for carrying housing management functions as part of the Department’s routine work. Building owners, landlords both in the private and...

Alok Sharma: Local authorities have strong powers to deal with poor quality, unsafe accommodation and we expect them to use those powers. Under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), local authorities can issue an Improvement Notice or a Hazard Awareness Notice if they find a defect in the property. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice is a criminal offence for which local...

Baroness Andrews: My Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity to introduce this debate and particularly grateful to all noble Lords joining me in what is an extremely important matter. At the heart of this debate is a fundamental question: what sort of a state do we aspire to live in? This question is inescapable in the light of the appalling and preventable tragedy at Grenfell Tower and the issues it...

Kate Hoey: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish, for each fire and rescue service in England, the number of fire and rescue service officers who have been dedicated to inspecting and auditing buildings under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07, (c) 2007-08, (d) 2008-09, (e) 2009-10, (f) 2010-11, (g) 2011-12, (h) 2012-13, (i)...

Nick Hurd: The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, known as the Fire Safety Order, applies to all business and commercial premises, and to other premises to which the public have access. It requires the ‘responsible person’ (usually the employer, owner, the landlord, freeholder or managing agent) to carry out and review regularly a fire risk assessment and put in place - and maintain...

Alok Sharma: There are no powers in the Building Act 1984 to require retroactive compliance with the requirements of the Building Regulations or to compel building owners to carry out fire safety checks. In some cases there may be requirements for fire safety checks under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 or the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005.

Baroness Williams of Trafford: The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to houses or flats where the premises are not occupied as a private dwelling – this would include properties which offer holiday or short term accommodation to paying guests. In the case of Airbnb and other similar web-based accommodation providers, we consider the Order would apply during the period where paying guests were...

Nick Gibb: Fire authorities are the main agency responsible for carrying out fire safety inspections, enforcement procedures, assessing complaints and undertaking investigations. Responsibility for managing individual buildings and their compliance with fire safety requirements rest with the body responsible for the school. All school buildings must comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)...

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